Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 521 | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 282 | 160 | 165 | 179 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 188 | 250 | 222 | 152 | 135 | 119 | 81 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:44AM1.72m | 3:05PM1.77m | 3:28AM1.81m | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:14AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:27AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 521 | 427 | 402 | 265 | 204 | 200 | 157 | 282 | 42 | 42 | 179 | 266 | 201 | 196 | 191 | 137 | 23 | 250 | 66 | 152 | 135 | 119 | 81 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 16 | N 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 53 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 52 | 24 | 39 | 32 | 34 | 19 | 16 | 188 | 9 | 222 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 9 | NNE 7 | SSW 8 | E 12 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 160 | 165 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 26 | 19 | — | 7 | 6 | 29 | — | 2 | — | 77 | 163 | 124 | 85 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 102 | 145 | 145 | 171 |
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